ORLANDO, Fla. – When he was hired as the University of Wisconsin football team’s coach in 1990, Barry Alvarez was greeted with a warning from some of the program’s fans.
“One of the things I kept hearing when I took the job,” Alvarez said, “was, ‘Don’t embarrass us.’ ”
That seems like such a laughable request now, considering the legacy Alvarez will leave from his time on the sidelines. Namely, Alvarez won 118 games, including three Rose Bowls, and turned a program from a laughingstock into one that is respected nationally.